New York Salutes; War Parade Left Its Marks On the Streets of Washington

AP

Published: June 11, 1991

WASHINGTON, June 10—
Tanks and other heavy military equipment left inch-deep tread marks on main thoroughfares of the nation's capital during the military parade on Saturday, city officials said today.

Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon said she hoped the Federal Government would help pay for repairs. Engineers said before the parade that the streets could withstand the weight, but now officials are assessing "exactly how much damage has been caused," said Schanolia Barnes, a spokeswoman for the city's public works department.

She said there were no plans to do anything immediately because the engineers hoped that the normal traffic flow and summer heat would flatten the tread marks.

All of the military hardware that had been on the Mall since Thursday is scheduled to be removed before Tuesday.